Campus bookstore rental program will launch fall 2010 and offer upwards of 50 percent savings
Delta State University today announced it will begin offering textbook rental services at the Jimmy R. Williams University Bookstore this fall. Rent-A-Text will offer students a rental option on textbooks – savings that represent, on average, 50 percent off the price of new textbooks.
“We are eager to launch Rent-A-Text because we are committed to providing students with affordable textbook choices,” said Greg Redlin, Vice President for Finance and Administration.
Delta State University’s textbook rental program will:
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Be available to students in store and online with in store pick up
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Allow students to chose a preferred form of payment, including financial aid and campus cards
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Allow students the freedom to highlight and take notes all within the normal wear and tear associated with coursework
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Give students the choice to buy their textbook at the end of the term if they want to keep the book
Rent-A-Text will be offered through Delta State’s ongoing partnership with Follett Higher Education Group. The program is based on Follett’s comprehensive pilot program that saved students nearly $2 million on their course materials in just one semester at seven schools. More than 90 percent of students surveyed who rented textbooks expressed satisfaction with the pilot program.
“We have been at the forefront of cost-savings programs for more than a century,” said Thomas A. Christopher, President of Follett Higher Education Group. “Helping to reduce the costs of higher education is part of our mission and we look forward to working with Delta State University to deliver substantial textbook savings to students.”
Follett’s Rent-A-Text is expected to reach more than 400 campuses nationwide for the 2010 academic year. For more information, visit www.rent-a-text.com or www.facebook.com/rentatext.
